Two Injured in Douglas County Crash

Two people were injured yesterday in a two-vehicle accident in Douglas County. A State Patrol report says it happened around 3:34 pm on State Route 97 about 13 miles South of Chelan. The driver of one vehicle and a passenger in the second were tranported to Central Washington Hospital for treatment. Details concerning the cause of the accident are contained in the following press memo from the Washington State Patrol . . .

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL PRESS MEMO

DATE: 20170311 TIME: 1534 INV UNIT: 336 – TROOPER BELT

LOCATION:S97 MP222 – 13 MILES SOUTH OF CHELAN

COUNTY:DOUGLAS COLLISION REPORT NUMBER:SECTOR CASE FILE:

NBR VEH: 02 CARS: 02 TRUCKS: 00 MOTORCYCLES: 00 PEDESTRIANS: 00

NBR INJ: 02 DECEASED: 00 DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: NO

———————————-PERSON(S) INVOLVED—————————-

NAME: MORRIS, JONATHAN D AGE: 24 YEARS SEX:M MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A

CITY: OKANOGAN DRIVER VEH 01 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED

INJ/DISP: INJURED TRANSPORTED TO CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

VEH1: 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

DAMAGE/DISP: REPORTABLE – IMPOUNDED BURKHARD TOWING

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NAME: THEUBET, CHRISTINE E AGE: 56 YEARS SEX:F MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A

CITY: WENATCHEE DRIVER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: UNKNOWN

INJ/DISP: NOT INJURED

VEH2: 2010 RED HONDA RIDGLINE

DAMAGE/DISP: REPORTABLE – IMPOUNDED BURKHARD TOWING

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NAME: BOGGS, BROOKE A AGE: 16 YEARS SEX:F MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A

CITY: WENATCHEE PASSENGER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED

INJ/DISP: NOT INJURED

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NAME: ROBINS, SOPHIA E AGE: 7 YEARS SEX:F MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A

CITY: WENATCHEE PASSENGER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED

INJ/DISP: NOT INJURED

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NAME: SYDLOSKI, LINDA M AGE: 60 YEARS SEX:F MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A

CITY: CHELAN PASSENGER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED

INJ/DISP: INJURED – TRANSPORTED TO CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

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————————————-DESCRIPTION——————————–

VEHICLE ONE AND TWO WERE NORTHBOUND ON SR97. AN UNASSOCIATED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE TWO SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON WEIMER ROAD. VEHICLE TWO SLOWED, VEHICLE ONE FAILED TO SLOW AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE TWO.

—————————————CAUSE————————————

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE

————————————–CHARGES———————————–

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED THIRD – DRIVER VEHICLE ON

Steve Hair is a 40-year veteran broadcast journalist who comes to NCW LIFE TV after a long career in radio. Steve and his wife Lynette and their three sons moved to the Wenatchee Valley from Central California in 1992. Steve served as News Director for KPQ News where he covered a multitude of stories of importance to North Central Washington, including two of Washington State’s largest wildfires. During his radio career Steve has received many awards from organizations such as the Associated Press, (Sacramento and Seattle Bureaus) The Washington State Farm Bureau, and the California Medical Association. Steve is a sports addict. Time off usually finds him sprawled out on the couch watching the Seahawks, Mariners or anything that prevents him from doing house chores.